NEW DELHI: Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed that he has already registered for one of the overseas franchise leagues, days after calling time on his storied Indian Premier League (IPL) career.Ashwin, who announced his IPL retirement through social media earlier this week, ended with 187 wickets in 221 matches across 16 seasons, finishing…
Nihal Sarin (Photo by Michal Walusza) NEW DELHI: Last February, Nihal Sarin was busy playing a game of online chess in TakeTakeTake’s Titled Tuesday event. His opponent was Armenian player Emin Ohanyan. In a tense endgame, Nihal outwitted his counterpart. With the game played on a computer rather than over the board, a gentleman’s handshake…
The CJI said he had sought a report from NCLAT judicial member Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma who had startled everyone by disclosing in open court on Aug 13 that “one of the most revered members of the higher judiciary of this country” had approached him to secure a favourable order and recused himself from hearing…
JDU workers protest against Nitish Kumar filing his nomination for Rajya Sabha, outside the CM’s residence in Patna on Thursday NEW DELHI: As the nomination process for Rajya Sabha elections spread across 10 states ended on Thursday, moves for new political alignments, including a rare BJD-Congress tie-up in Odisha and unity of BJP’s rivals in…
NEW DELHI: Centre on Thursday justified the exclusion of transgender persons, men having sex with men, and female sex workers from list of potential blood donors, saying the decision was not discriminatory but one based on health studies which found six to 13 times higher incidence of HIV among these groups.Additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his Manipur visit, two years after ethnic violence caused bloodshed in the state.Terming his visit a “farce, tokenism and grave insult to a wounded people”, Kharge called out the PM’s upcoming…
Gold rate today: Gold prices surged Rs 2,700 to hit a fresh peak of Rs 1,18,900 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, propelled by sustained global demand for the safe-haven asset and a sharp fall in the rupee following the US H-1B visa fee hike.According to the All India Sarafa Association, 99.9…
Deepika Padukone has finally addressed speculation about her possible return to the romantic comedy genre. The actress, who recently hosted an intimate pre-birthday event for her fans, sat down with the lot for a candid chat where she spoke about various aspects of her life. Besides discussing her personal life, she also opened up about…
Get ready for ‘Stranger Things 5’ volume 2! The Duffer brothers revealed episode runtimes, with the finale clocking in at over two hours. Expect intense action and emotional moments as Will unleashes Vecna’s powers and characters face heartbreaking challenges. The highly anticipated episodes drop on December 26th. ‘Stranger Things 5’ volume 2 is only hours…
Suryakumar Yadav & AB de villiers (X) Suryakumar Yadav may have built his reputation as one of India’s most explosive T20I batters, but he admits that his success in the shortest format hasn’t translated into the 50-over game. The Indian T20I captain, who has been struggling to find consistency in ODIs, spoke candidly about his…
